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<p class="heading0">ChartDirector 7.0 (Java Edition)</p>
<p class="heading1"><a href="BaseChart.htm">BaseChart</a>.<wbr>addText</p>
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<p class="heading2a">Usage</p>
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public TextBox addText(int x, int y, String text [, String font [, double fontSize [, int fontColor [, int alignment [, double angle ]]]]])
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<p class="heading2">Description</p>
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Adds a text box to the chart.<br><br>
By default, only the text is visible, the box is transparent. This method returns a <a href="TextBox.htm">TextBox</a> object that can be used to change the appearance of the text box.
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<p class="heading2">Arguments</p>
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<td>x</td><td>(Mandatory)</td><td>The x pixel coordinate of the left of the text box.</td></tr><tr><td>y</td><td>(Mandatory)</td><td>The y pixel coordinate of the top of the text box.</td></tr><tr><td>text</td><td>(Mandatory)</td><td>The text to shown in the text box. <a href="cdml.htm">CDML</a></td></tr><tr><td>font</td><td>""</td><td>The font used to draw the text. See <a href="fontspec.htm">Font Specification</a> for details on various font attributes.</td></tr><tr><td>fontSize</td><td>8</td><td>The font size used to draw the text.</td></tr><tr><td>fontColor</td><td><a href="Chart.TextColor.htm">TextColor</a></td><td>The color used to draw the text.</td></tr><tr><td>alignment</td><td><a href="Chart.TopLeft.htm">TopLeft</a></td><td>The alignment of the text within the text box. See <a href="alignment.htm">Alignment Specification</a> for supported alignment types.</td></tr><tr><td>angle</td><td>0</td><td>The rotation angle of the text within the text box.</td>
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<p class="heading2">Return Value</p>
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A <a href="TextBox.htm">TextBox</a> object representing the text box. This may be used to fine-tune the appearance of the text box.
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